Rules & Procedures

Tournament Rules
DE Rush Spring Classic Tournament
March 21 – 22, 2015
GENERAL
Girls will play Saturday March 21, 2015
Boys will play Sunday March 22, 2015
The Tournament Committee’s interpretation of these rules shall be final and binding.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to decide on all matters pertaining to the
tournament. During the tournament itself, the Tournament Director in consultation with
the designated club official is considered to be the Tournament Committee.
TEAM CHECK-IN REGISTRATION
All participating teams must be currently registered with their State association, or US
Club Soccer. We will have Mandatory Electronic Registration Check-in online through
Got Soccer. Please log into your account and upload the required separate file
documents in PDF format. Player Cards, Medical Releases, Permission to Travel and
Roster must be from the same association. Deadline to upload your documents is
3/5/15. We will not have on-site registration check-in.
 Roster – Scan your official State stamped approved roster (US Youth, US Club)
as one PDF file to upload.
 Medical Releases - Scan each player form into one PDF file to upload.
 Permission to Travel - if required by your State. Not required by US Club or
USYS Region 1 registered teams. All teams outside Region 1 must have
Permission to Travel forms authorized by their State Association. Scan into one
PDF file to upload.
 Player Pass – Scan each player pass (front side) into one PDF file to upload.
Include as many passes on each sheet (8.5 x 11) as possible.
 Guest Player – Player Pass, Medical Release & Guest Player form as required by
your state association.
Tournament Rules
ROSTERS
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Up to 4 guest players are allowed per team.
Players are only allowed to play for one team at the tournament. No player may
be rostered to more than one team.
TEAMS
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Be at your field ready to play 20 minutes before game time.
Referee will toss a coin with team captains to start the game and choose goals.
Game reports must be signed by both coaches and the Center Referee.
It is expected that each team will participate in the customary handshake and
exchange of patches at the completion of each game.
Players and coaches shall occupy one side of the field and spectators the other.
No one will be permitted behind either side of the end line.
Alcoholic beverages are not permitted at any game sites.
Dogs are not permitted on premises, with the exception of service dogs.
AWARDS
U9 - U10 teams: Participation awards will be given to all at the end of their final game.
U11 – U15 teams: Awards will be given to winners and runners up after the last game
for the bracket.
Laws of the Game
All games will be played in accordance with FIFA and USYSA laws, except as specifically
modified by these rules.
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Goal kicks for the U9 and U10 brackets can be taken from any point within the
14 yard goal area (note they do not need to be from within the 6 yard goal
area).
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Ball Size/Duration of Game
Size 4 ball for ages U9, U10, U11:
Size 4 ball for age U12 (8v8):
Size 4 ball for age U12 (11v11):
Size 5 ball for age U13 U14, U15:
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Substitutions
Substitutions may be made without limit, with the permission of the Referee as
follows:
o After a goal has been scored
o At any goal kick
o On YOUR throw-in
o On the other teams throw-in IF THEY Substitute
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Tournament Rules
o After an injury, one player for the injured player and if desired one player
for the opposing team.
o For a yellow carded player.
There will be no substitutions for a player who has received a red card.
Protests
There will be no protests allowed.
All decisions of the Referee on the field are final.
Games and Equipment
All uniforms must be numbered.
In the event of conflicting color jerseys the home team will be required to change
(home team is listed first in the schedule).
Players are required to wear shin guards in accordance with the Laws of the Game.
Conduct
 Players, coaches and spectators are expected to conduct themselves within the
spirit and laws of the game. The coach is responsible for their behavior, for the
behavior of their players and for the behavior of their spectators.
 Coaches or spectators ejected from a game by the referee will be required to
leave the field area immediately. A coach, who is ejected, will not be permitted
to coach their team’s next game.
 Referees will collect the card of ejected coaches; the card may be returned from
the headquarters tent after the suspension has been served.
 In addition to the above, the following conduct requirement/rule will apply:
Players, coaches and spectators must respect the rights, dignity and worth of
every person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion. A
violation of this rule will result in an immediate red card.
Player Cautions and Ejections
Yellow cards - do not carry forward.
Red Card – if a player receives a Red Card, the player may not play in the next game,
unless the Red card is for fighting then they are ineligible to play for the remainder of
the tournament. Referees will collect the player card of red-carded players; they may be
returned from the headquarters tent after the suspension has been served.
Failure to Show and Forfeits
There will be no grace time allowed for teams not at the field of play at the scheduled
time of kick-off. Failure to be present at start time will be considered a forfeit and the
opponent shall be awarded a 2-1 win for the match. A minimum of seven players (for
11 player sides, 5 for 8 player sides) is required for play to begin.
Tournament Rules
Determination of Division Winners
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Each team will be awarded 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie and 0 points for a
loss.
Each team will earn 1 point for each goal, to a maximum of 3.
The winning team will lose one of these three goal points for each point of goal
differential over 7.
One point will be awarded to the winning team who shuts out its opponent.
In case of a 0-0 tie, each team is awarded one shutout point.
The maximum points earned by a winning team is therefore 10.
At the end of play, the division champion will be the team with the most win/tie
points. The finalist will be the team with the second best win/tie points.
In the event of a tie within either division, the following criteria will be used to
determine champion finalist, in the following order:
o Head to head
o Least goals conceded
o Most goals scored
o Flip of a coin
WEATHER
The Tournament Committee and DE Rush Soccer will not be responsible for any
expenses incurred by any team, club or individual if the tournament is canceled in
whole or in part. Every effort will be made to play the tournament in full, however,
should weather conditions or the state of the fields make it impossible to carry out the
tournament to its full extent, it is up to the tournament committee to make the
necessary decisions concerning the rearrangement or cancellation of games for any
reason.
Inclement Weather
In case of severe inclement weather, the Tournament Committee shall have the
authority to change the format as follows:
 Relocate or reschedule any game;
 Consider as complete a game that has been called by an official once 50% of the
game has been played;
 Cancel any preliminary games that have no bearing on the selection of division
winners or runner-ups;
 Reduce the duration of any game as needed.
REFUND POLICY
Should severe inclement weather cause cancellation prior to the start of the
tournament, each team will receive a 50% refund. Fees are non-refundable after the
tournament has begun.